I provide on-site psychiatric evaluation and treatment, including psychiatric medication management for older adults residing in long term care, most often in assisted living residences in the greater Seattle area. Currently, I only have the bandwidth to provide services at Aegis Living communities in Washington State. Once I hire (and I am trying) a fellow psychiatric nurse practitioner, I will have room for expansion.
As a dementia specialist, I provide cognitive and functional assessments for those with cognitive impairment, evaluation of BPSD (Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia such as agitation, aggression, anxiety, psychotic symptoms of delusions, paranoia, and/or hallucinations, unsafe and/or inappropriate impulsive behaviors, and catastrophic reactions)
I provide expertise on non-pharmacological and pharmacological interventions to reduce the distress or reduce the risk of injury associated with such symptoms.
Family and caregiver education on best practices for understanding and managing BPSD (Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia) as well as education on other psychiatric conditions.
Decisional capacity assessments
Coordinated care with the patient’s care team and the patient’s primary care provider.
